News Bulletin of 29 October 2026, 12pm

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Marco Jansen Reaches 100 Test Wickets
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Proteas fast bowler Marco Jansen has celebrated his 100th Test wicket by becoming the world’s best bowler and allrounder in the game’s longest format.
He reached his scalp during Australia’s first innings in the third Test against the Proteas in Cape Town.
26-year-old Jansen made his debut for South Africa in December 2021 and is currently playing in his 23rd Test.
He has accumulated 770-runs so far.
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Bridge Books Opens Free Outdoor Libraries
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Bridge Books is bringing reading into Johannesburg’s public spaces through four free outdoor libraries known as Book Nests.
The independent bookshop, based in Joburg CBD, operates the libraries as part of its work to expand access to books and South African stories.
It also runs reading programmes that reach more than 600 children each month.
The organisation also publishes books in South African languages and helps local authors and publishers get their books into bookshops.
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Mamma Mia! Extends Johannesburg Theatre Run
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The musical Mamma Mia! has extended its Johannesburg run at Montecasino’s Teatro in Fourways to the 29th of November, following strong audience demand.
The production opened on the 16th of October after a four-week run in Cape Town.
The South African cast features ABBA’s hit songs in a story of friendship, romance and a bride-to-be searching for her father ahead of her wedding.
Cast Member Leah Mari:
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Financial Indicators
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.60 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,042.84 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 80,184.00.
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Students Win Global Get Out the Vote Competition
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A team of students from Openlearn Academy has won the top prize in the global Get Out the Vote competition, organised by New York-based creative organisation The One Club for Creativity.
The team won five-thousand US dollars for its campaign, “Yes, Everything is Politics”, which uses everyday objects to show how political decisions affect people’s lives.
The competition attracted entries from college students around the world and awarded a total of 15-thousand US dollars in prize money to campaigns encouraging people to vote.
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